20 Years Ago (1990)
The owners of Oakwood Village Mobile Home Park in Tunkhannock Twp. are planning to add 215 new mobile lots to the facility. The proposal also includes plans for a new sewage treatment plant and recreation facilities for residents.
State Sen. Charles D. Lemmond Jr., R-20, plans to formally announce his candidacy for re-election on Friday at the Prince Hotel in Tunkhannock. Lemmond will be seeking his second full term as senator.
Commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America is a display by Boy Scout Troop 518 of Tunkhannock in the window of Fitze's Department Store in Tunkhannock.
The Lackawanna Tail School Board Wednesday accepted Suicide Prevention Guidelines presented by the Trail United Students Team committee. TRUST is a group of teachers, counselors and school administrators who have been trained and certified in dealing with student crisis, such as sudden student death, suicide, suicide prevention and other possible crisis situations.
Benjamin Arcangeli, owner-operator of Benny's Shoe Repair in Tunkhannock for more than 42 years, passed away at his home Monday, Feb. 12, following an illness.
40 Years Ago (1970)
More than $200 worth of merchandise shop-lifted from Gay-Murray Store, Tunkhannock, last week has been recovered by Tunkhannock Borough police. Taken from the store during business hours last Thursday and Friday by an unnamed 16-year-old boy were three 22 caliber pistols, five engraving tools, steel tape, a tear gas gun and an alarm clock. The store owners have declined prosecution.
Susan E. Downs, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Downs, of Beaumont, has been named Tunkhannock Area High School's 1970 Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow. Begun by General Mills in the 1954-55 school year, the Betty Crocker Search for the American Homemaker of Tomorrow is designed to emphasize the importance of homemaking as a career.
Nearly due for presentation to the Tunkhannock Borough Council is the proposed general plan for the borough's development, on which the local planning commission has been working since September of 1968. If adopted by council this will become the "certified workable plan" which is required to be eligible for many Federal programs, such as urban development etc.
60 Years Ago (1950)
Charles H. Miller, proprietor of the general store at Lovelton was painfully injured Monday morning when his Jeep station wagon loaded with cases of eggs collided with a Mercury sedan driven by Frank Colangelo, of Scranton. Miller was squeezed between the steering wheel and the load of eggs which shoved forward at the impact and broke the driver's seat loose from the floor. The vehicle's frame was bent and the motor driven back. Miller was taken to Tyler Memorial Hospital where is condition is reported to be good.
The heavy snow which fell Monday and Tuesday was a reminder to many of the St. Valentine's Day blizzard of ten years ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Custer of Putnam Street Tunkhannock announce the birth of a daughter on February 4.
The proceeds of a dinner held by the Ladies' Aid Society of the Noxen Methodist Church were given to the polio fund for Wyoming County.
Charles Bros. Super Market advertises Lean Ground Beef, 2 lbs. 85 c; Tenderized Steaks, 79c lb.; Ring Bologna 49c lb; 5-Candy Bars, 25c; All Flavors Gum, 3 for 10c, All Brands Cigarettes, $1.96 carton. Free Parking, Free Delivery. Phone 6287.
80 Years Ago (1930)
HOUSE FOR RENT Very Cheap; Inquire at 46 Warren Street.
F. W. Kellog and Frank Major have filed suits for damage-the former for $10,000 and the latter $20,000-against D.L. Howell, former sheriff of Wyoming County, in consequence of injuries which each sustained in an automobile accident which occurred on Oct. 2. The three were returning from Wyoming Valley in Howell's automobile, when the machine left the road and wrecked itself. Kellogg received severe cuts on the head and other injuries, while Major was obliged to spend a number of weeks in the hospital. They allege reckless driving on the part of Mr. Howell.
Street lighting in Nicholson borough is to be greatly improved by the first of March without any additional cost to the taxpayers. A contract has been signed by the Northern Pennsylvania Power Company to install and furnish current for five 400-watt lights on Main Street and increase incandescent lights about town to 100-watts.
The spring primaries this year will be held on Tuesday, May 20. Officers to be elected will consists of governor, lieutenant governor, judge of the supreme court of the state, congressmen, representatives to the state legislature, state committeemen and in the several counties only a few officials.
Walter Smalser of Lake Winola who was quite badly burned with gasoline last week while working at a garage in Scranton, is getting along as well as can be expected. He is at the Hahnemann hospital.
100 Years Ago (1910)
The store and hotel at Falls recently burned, are now rebuilt by A. K. DeWitt, the owner.
Ex-Sheriff Charles S. Knapp died of pneumonia in his apartments at the Packer House on Sunday morning. He was injured in an automobile accident last fall but had recovered from that before the fatal disease set in. As Sheriff he had the distinction of hanging the only three men that were ever hung in this county-Charles Wall and Blank and Rosenweig.
Miss Mary Mitchell has resigned as head nurse in the hospital at Youngstown, Ohio, and after taking a six-week course with Mayo Brothers, the great specialists at Rochester, Minn., will come to Sayre to be installed as superintendent at the Robert Packer Hospital.
Mehoopany was visited by a disastrous fire on Sunday night, which the citizens had to fight with buckets in below zero temperature and a strong wind blowing. The fire started in the Gaylord House, owned by a Pole named Laborinski and run by his son-in-law, a man named Blazes. Before the fire was checked it had spread to the residence of John Gaylord and thence to the store of Charles E. Jennings, with Odd Fellows hall overhead, then to two dwelling houses owned by Frank Jennings and occupied by Frank Hobbs and Henry June: next to a house belonging to F. C. Denison, estate and occupied by Grant Krewson, a Liveryman. A two story wash house at the rear of the hotel, a wagon shed, the hotel barn and a barn belonging to Frank Jennings were also burned. The total loss will reach nearly $20,000.
120 Years Ago (1890)
Ex-President Grover Cleveland and wife passed through town Friday night, returning from the Bissell wedding at Buffalo.
J. Parker Ely, will known insurance agent died at the home of his sister, Mrs. M. A. Smith, at Springville, on Tuesday morning. The funeral will be held today, with burial at the Clark cemetery, Lemon.
Henry Wilson is preparing to move to Great bend.
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